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DEFINITION: v. intr. To be accused of something you didn't do, then do that exact same thing later, completely by accident. n. A false accusation which coincidentally happens to be correct.
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Arrestiny
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /uh-REST-tuh-nee/
Sentence: Officer Hurley told us an ironic story about a known car thief who had apparently lost the keys to his own car, and was arrested when the police found him hotwiring it. One week later, arrestiny prevailed, and he was caught hotwiring a car he didn't actually own.
Etymology: blend of Arrest - into legal custody (from Latin, restāre "to stand still") & Destiny - inevitable course of events (from Latin, dēstināre "determine")
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:33:00
Great etymoology and blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:30:00
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Veratilie
Created by: 8Revolution8
Pronunciation: vera/ti/lee
Sentence: "But I didn't do it!" "Ok, I believe you...(for now...)" Sometime... later... The veratilie of the offense made that man's three kids orphans...
Etymology: verity (true/truth) + lie
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COMMENTS:
Goes right to the contradiction in the definition! Really captures the dichotomy in it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:33:00
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Arraigncheck
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: a rayn chek
Sentence: George had been fed up with his wife's suspicious questions about his working late every night...afterall he was just taking care of business. Wait till he told his mistresses about the latest arraigncheck she'd just given him!
Etymology: arraign (to accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy) & raincheck (a promise or a commitment to do something later)
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COMMENTS:
clever! - libertybelle, 2008-02-19: 09:16:00
love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-19: 09:20:00
Ingenious! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:57:00
Spot on, Nosila! Just wait until that cheater George gets the bill for this 'arraigncheck'. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:12:00
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Factcident
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: fakt-ser-dent
Sentence: the editor of the tabloid magazine knew that most of what they printed was rubbish...but she was pretty sure there must be a few factcidents in there as well
Etymology: fact, accident
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COMMENTS:
Good sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:20:00
Good word and spot-on with the sentence. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 19:04:00
I really like the sound of this word. Question though: Your pronunciation (fakt-ser-dent) sounds like how someone from Long Island, New York would say it (adding 'r's). Was that intentional? - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 20:48:00
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Innonsense
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: in-non-cents
Sentence: Bob,the head geek on his debate team, declared his innocence when asked if he used steroids to give him an edge in competition. He then plead innonsense, stating the steroids were only to help him get picked to a team in gym class.
Etymology: innocent/nonsense
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COMMENTS:
Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:25:00
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Unfib
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈfɪb/
Sentence: One can unfib accidentally: "I unfibbed my fake broken leg by tripping on the crutches I was using for verisimilitude." One is occasionally required to unfib on purpose: "I told her that we were going to go bowling because I thought that would make her stay home, but when she pulled out her personalized ball and custom-fit shoes, I was forced to go and unfib the whole thing."
Etymology: From un- + fib
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes people tell what they think are lies when they are actually telling the truth. While this is often referred to as "unfibbing", technically "malfibbing" would be more correct. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 10:31:00
Fibulous! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:39:00
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Accusident
Created by: leemarquis
Pronunciation: Accuse - e - dent
Sentence: John accusidented Fred of smashing a headlight of his car. As Fred left and drove away in a hurry, he backed into John's car and smashed a headlight.
Etymology: Wrongly accused of something which you then do later by accident.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:14:00
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Liekelihood
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: lie/kliee/hood
Sentence: When first you tell a lie there is a great liekelihood that you will do the deed.
Etymology: lie + likelihood
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COMMENTS:
add a letter and get a two word blend ... another great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:40:00
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Meaculprit
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: me - ah - cul - prit
Sentence: "My lunch was in a white sack. It's missing from the fridge. Did you take it?" said Trudy. "It wasn't me! As you can see, I'm eating the yogurt, the apple, and the iced tea I brought. " Erica replied. Trudy took the last brown lunch sack, not white like hers, from the fridge. She opened it. As she set the yogurt, apple and iced tea on the table in front of Erica she said, "Oh, we brought the same lunch in different sacks! You did take my lunch! So now, I will take yours! When it comes to stealing lunches, we are both mea culprits!
Etymology: A blend of culprit and mea culpa. Culprit: which carries the double meaning of both an accused person and a guilty person. Mea Culpa: means "accepting guilt." And of course the admission of guilt in bad grammar "me a culprit!"
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COMMENTS:
Neat word. While reading your sentence, a previous submission, from a few months ago, came to mind - Sandwicheroo. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:04:00
since Trudy deliberately ate the wrong lunch I would say she's guilty of being the meamaximaculprit - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 14:29:00
great word! - libertybelle, 2008-02-19: 14:57:00
Another great word and entertaining sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:27:00
Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-19: 18:14:00
Exquisite!!! - Mustang, 2008-02-19: 23:16:00
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Accimeant
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ack - suh - meant
Sentence: Lowell was sure he was being honest when he denied the accusations made against him and only later learned that he had committed the offense by accimeant.....accidentally on purpose.
Etymology: accident + meant
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COMMENTS:
hehehe! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-19: 09:21:00
very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 11:13:00
Terrific! It will become part of my vocabulary for accidentally on purpose! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:49:00
Another clever blend. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 20:58:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by 8Revolution8. Thank you 8Revolution8. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-19: 14:20:00
Good one, Tigger...how irobnic!